Issue - meetings

(i)    That civil penalties for housing offences in appropriate circumstances be adopted.

(ii)   That the charging system set out in appendix A of the agenda report , which sets a civil penalty of £5000 for a first offence with multipliers of up to

£30, 000 for serious offences and reductions for some special circumstances, be approved.

(iii)  That the scheme of delegation be amended to “Power to authorise the institution / enforcement of civil proceedings under section 126 and Schedule 9 Housing and Planning Act 2016” to Head of Housing Regeneration and Assets and appropriately qualified housing officers.

(iv)That the updated Housing Enforcement Guidance 2017, set out in Appendix B of the agenda report,  to include use of civil penalties and rent repayment orders also introduced by the Housing and Planning Act 2016, be approved.

A report was submitted to Cabinet advising of the opportunity to impose civil penalties for certain housing offences under the Housing and Planning Act, 2016 and seeking a decision on the charging scheme.

Resolved:       (i)         That civil penalties for housing offences in appropriate

circumstances be adopted.

(ii)           That the charging system set out in appendix A of the agenda

report , which sets a civil penalty of £5000 for a first offence with multipliers of up to £30, 000 for serious offences and reductions for some special circumstances, be approved.

(iii)          That the scheme of delegation be amended to “Power to authorise the institution / enforcement of civil proceedings under section 126 and Schedule 9 Housing and Planning Act 2016” to Head of Housing Regeneration and Assets and appropriately qualified housing officers.

(iv)         That the updated Housing Enforcement Guidance 2017, set out in Appendix B of the agenda report,  to include use of civil penalties and rent repayment orders also introduced by the Housing and Planning Act 2016, be approved.